Category Archives: Early Voyages & Early Maps: Published Articles

Ziegler’s Map shows the location of “Codfish Land” at the extreme southern coast of a huge Northern Continent that included the Arctic Isle of Green Land as well as the East Coast of North America. Terra Bacallaos (arrow) represents Newfoundland … Continue reading →

During the Late Middle Ages – in the 14th century – Queen Margaret Atterdag of Denmark welded together the bickering kingdoms of Scandinavia. As the Little Ice Age bore down upon the Nordic Settlement on Greenland, she called upon her Champion, Prince Henry Sinclair, and Templar Knights, to rescue 4,000 stranded farmers. These Greenland refugees were brought south to new homes with Native Tribes along the Eastern Seaboard of North America: New England.

This masterpiece of “True History” is a supercharged foray into 14th century events in Ancient America and Northern Europe – featuring pirates, Native Americans, the incomparable Queen Margaret, and a Nordic Jarl.

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New Book Includes:

Prince Henry’s many New World Voyages for Codfish & Furs;

“Promise Church” in Greenland built by Templar Masons;

Norse-Scottish medieval “Stone Tower” in Newport, RI, c.1375;

The “Greenland Exodus:” Nordic farmers brought to new homes on the Eastern Seaboard;

Traditional historians missed all the clues. Marco Polo says in his Travelogue that he sailed with a Chinese expedition “40 days beyond Siberia.” He mentioned “pumpkins,” “cochineal dye,” “brasilwood,” and “corn.” All of these are New World plants. Polo mentioned that it took him and his father four years to travel from Venice to China in 1271. They could have made the journey in less than six months.

Why did it take so long? Did Marco sail someplace beyond the Far East? And, why did he mention so many New World plants?

These are just a few of the puzzling questions that led a Seattle crew of “Time Detectives” to undertake an exhaustive study of cartographic evidence. We also examined a chest-full of Marco Polo’s letters in the “Rossi Collection.” These documents are virtually unknown to historians – yet they give us a fresh new look at events that changed the course of history. You will be astonished by what we discovered.

Marco Polo wasn’t just a famous journalist who happened to write a Travelogue about the Far East. He was a highly-skilled espionage agent. He went to China on a mission for the pope. And yes — he sailed into the waters of Puget Sound, Seattle, and the Salish Sea. We have the map to prove it!

Medieval Templar foundations, an ancient tower, have been identified in Newport, Rhode Island. Gunnar Thompson, Ph.D. New World Discovery Institute Seattle, Washington – 28 August 2014 Gerhard Mercator identified “Norombega” as the Capital City of a New World … Continue reading →

By Gunnar Thompson, Ph.D., July 1, 2000 Abstract (or go to the Article Text) Discovery of an early 15th century world map is shedding new light on ancient tales of New World exploration. The map in question is an authenticated … Continue reading →

New Found Land by Gunnar Thompson A 15th-century world map might be the key to a mystery that has confounded historians for almost five centuries: the identity of legendary isles near the North Pole. The map, by Venetian cartographer Albertin … Continue reading →

Marco Polo’s New World Maps: Does Evidence of Magnetic Variation Support Claims of Early Chinese Expeditions? by Gunnar Thompson Swedish historian Leo Bagrow (1948) crossed the threshold of academic propriety by suggesting that Marco Polo had sailed to the West … Continue reading →

From “fantasy isles” to Continents: How Myths Became Realities at the Hands of Portuguese Cartographers by Gunnar Thomspon Summary The Portuguese Isle of Antillia is generally regarded as one of the “fantasy islands” of medieval mariners. However, scientific data from … Continue reading →

HOW THE PORTUGUESE MISLED COLUMBUS by Gunnar Thompson Summary When Columbus reached Cuba in 1492, he actually believed that he had arrived in Asia. Why not? After all, he had found land precisely where it was indicated on his Portuguese … Continue reading →